Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 2003

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All-City

Public League

Playoffs

ROUND OF 16
Northeast 99, Franklin 82
   Troy Roundtree shot 13-for-19 and 11-for-12 for 37 points, a school record for playoff games, while raising his career total to 1,017. Maurice Sammons (24), Tom Jakeman and Shawn Taylor (16 apiece) also made big contributions. Brian Smith (24) and Tyree Wilson (19) paced Franklin.
Gratz 40, Lincoln 38
   The home Bulldogs almost suffered what would have been an all-time upset, but a buzzer-beating trey by John "Wes" Davis went in and out. Tyree Watson (11) was the only Gratz player in double figures. Afterward, coach Leonard Poole lectured his players for 40 minutes on the dangers of overlooking opponents. Maurice McPherson (13) led Lincoln.
Franklin LC 73, West Phila. 57
   Michael Green (22), Tyreek Byard (21) and Joshua Grier (17) led the way. Shalty Smith had 14 points for West.
Frankford 50, Overbrook 44
   Darryl White was big with 14 points, 15 rebounds and eight blocks. Alfred Thomas added 16 points. Overbrook's Maurice Millner scored 19 points.
Straw. Mansion 78, Washington 77
   Like Gratz, the Knights, playing at home, were fortunate to escape with a victory. With 0:03 left, Devon Meade hit a free throw, his only point, to break a 77-77 tie. He then fouled Washington's Joe Ndanu (33 points) at 0:01 and Ndanu missed both free throws. Maureece Rice (26), Delton Morgan-Hines and Tracey Worley (19 each) led SM.
King 84, Mastbaum 46
   Wayne Marshall had 21 points and 14 rebounds. Andre Hammond (24) and Stefon "D.J." Jackson (15, nine assists) also starred. Lamar Rigney (12) topped Mastbaum.
Bartram 64, Roxborough 47
   Jason Cain came through with 12 points, 12 boards and six blocks. Charles Jones fired in 27 points. Donte Robinson had 16 for Roxborough.
Parkway 71, Dobbins 67
   Kenan Muhammad shot 5-for-7 on treys en route to a career high 27 points while Rashawn Dennis contributed 15 points and seven assists. Dobbins' Phil Burns went for 25 points and 19 boards.
QUARTERFINALS
Gratz 73, Northeast 56
   Mark Tyndale had 24 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Help came mostly from Omar Johnson (16, six assists, four steals) and Tyree Watson (eight boards, five assists, three steals). Tom Jakeman (17) and Troy Roundtree (14) led Northeast.
Franklin LC 60, Frankford 47
   The Bobcats pulled away thanks to a 32-20 second half. Michael Green had 19 points, 13 rebounds, four assists and four steals. Frankford's leaders were Cerone Brown (16 points) and Darrell "D.J." Turner (12 rebounds).
King 66, Straw. Mansion 63 (OT)
   Stefon "D.J." Jackson pogo-sticked to 24 points and 13 rebounds while Wayne Marshall shot 11-for-12 at the line en route to 19 points. Quincy Marshall, Wayne's first cousin, had six assists and three steals. Mansion's Maureece Rice (20) finished his career with 2,681 points, by far the No. 1 total in city history (Wilt Chamberlain had 2,206). With 3.4 seconds left, Jackson broke up a long pass intended for Rice and Q. Marshall, in his excitement, tossed the ball into the rafters. The refs put 1.5 seconds back on the clock and Rice got off a trey while tightroping along the left sideline. The ball hit the glass, then the near rim. Mansion's Tyrell Mathis had 15 boards.
Bartram 75, Parkway 45
   The Braves rolled to a 48-22 edge in the second half. Jason Cain had 13 points and 17 boards. Other headliners were Charles Jones (17), Bryant Leach (13) and Khalil Abdus-Salaam (12, 15 boards). Louis Burkett (11) led the Hoyas.
SEMIFINALS
Back-to-Back Days
At the Palestra
Bartram 50, King 44
   Apparently nervous or thrown off by the unusual depth perception problems posed by the cavernous Palestra, the teams combined to shoot just 25 percent from the floor (26-for-106). The only player not severely affected was Bartram's Bryant Leach, who poured in 12 first quarter points (three treys) en route to 22. Charles Jones had 12 points, eight rebounds and four assists. King's Wayne Marshall mixed 14 points, 12 boards and six blocks.
At Saint Joseph's Univ.
Gratz 67, Franklin LC 37
   The Bulldogs stormed to an 11-0 lead and had little trouble thereafter. Omar Johnson shot 8-for-12 and 7-for-10 for 23 points and helped limit his point guard foe and buddy, Michael Green, to 10 points. Mark Tyndale added 17 points, eight rebounds and four steals. Gratz won the second half, 33-15. Despite a scary, early-game mishap, when he fell and hit his head quite hard, FLC's Tyreek Byard shot 6-for-10 en route to 14 points.
FINAL
At Temple's Liacouras Center
Bartram 64, Gratz 62 (OT)
   Todd "Kojak" McCoy, usually a complimentary player, exploded for a career-high 23 points (9-for-13, 5-for-6) as the Braves captured their first title since 1972. He also wolfed down 14 rebounds. Charles Jones added 21 points, despite going 5-for-14 at the line, and four assists. Jason Cain mixed eight points, nine rebounds, seven assists and seven blocks. He also forced OT by hitting the second of two free throws with 7.9 seconds left in regulation. Khalil Abdus-Salaam played strong defense on Gratz's main scorer, Mark Tyndale (10 points). In OT, Bartram received an early field goal from sub Antwan Garfield, then went 11-for-18 at the line. Gratz used nine players. Eight scored from six to 10 points.

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Rotation

Catholic League

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
Back-to-back Doubleheaders at La Salle Univ.
Neumann 55, Roman 53
   The Pirates' first lead came at the buzzer as Adon El (13 points) converted a layup on a pass from Antwain Wynn (eight assists). They rallied from an 11-point deficit in the last 7-plus minutes and scored the final seven points of the game. Richard "Tabby" Cunningham scored 10 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter. For Roman, Charron Fisher posted 25 points and 20 rebounds.
SJ Prep 58, Carroll 37
   Mark Zoller shot 9-for-13 and 10-for-12 for 29 points as the Hawks coasted. He added nine rebounds and five blocks. John Griffin scored all 13 of his points in the second half. Carroll's Jordan Ingram had 14 points and 10 boards.
La Salle 46, Wood 29
   The Vikings committed just three turnovers (one in garbage time), but fell to 0-10 in CL playoffs because they shot 11-for-53 overall and 5-for-21 on treys. Will Furey (14), Chris Reedman (11) and Brian Donohoe (10) scored in double figures for La Salle and sub Kevin Moll plucked 11 rebounds. No one scored more than six points for Wood.
Dougherty 69, Ryan 48
  DeSean White shot 10-for-14 en route to 24 points. The Cardinals began breaking open a tight game at the third quarter buzzer, when Shane Clark (17, nine boards) nailed a halfcourt shot to provide a 50-42 lead. Kyle Lowry had 10 points, four assists and three steals. Joe Mullin and Mike Devine scored 15 points apiece for Ryan.
Semifinals
Back-to-back nights at La Salle Univ.
SJ Prep 66, La Salle 44
   Mark Zoller again was impressive, shooting 11-for-16 (made last eight in a row) en route to 25 points as the Hawks advanced to the final for the first time since winning in 1971. He also claimed 15 rebounds. John Griffin (20 points) went 5-for-12 on treys and Chris Clark mixed 11 points, seven assists, three steals. Clark's trey began a 10-0 run after Brian Donohoe's three consecutive treys pulled La Salle within 21-19. Will Furey had nine points and eight boards for the Explorers.
Dougherty 70, Neumann 60
   Kyle Lowry, the North MVP, incurred his fourth foul with 1:29 left in the third quarter and walked to the bench, expecting to sit for a while. Instead, he was pushed back onto the court by coach Mark Heimerdinger. He never did foul out and was spectacular, as were his teammates, in a 25-8 fourth quarter. Lowry finished with 17 points, nine rebounds and four assists. Shane Clark (10 boards) had eight of his 12 points in the last session. Isaac Greer had seven of his 17. On a foul-tech sequence, DeSean White (17, nine boards) picked up his third and fourth fouls with 10.5 seconds left in the third quarter. He did not play again. Richard "Tabby" Cunningham (15), Kenny Fulton (12, all treys) and Adon El (11) led Neumann.
FINAL
At La Salle University
SJ Prep 77, Dougherty 70
   Mark Zoller completed an outstanding playoff series before a turnaway crowd of 4,000-plus, pouring in 31 points and leading the Hawks to their first title since 1971. It was the seventh CL title total for coach William "Speedy" Morris, who earned six at Roman from 1969 to '80. Zoller shot 11-for-16 and 9-for-10, finalizing his postseason numbers at 31-for-45 (one trey) and 22-for-28 for 85 points. Zoller also snagged 14 rebounds. Chris Clark (15), T.J. Valerio (14) and Kyle Eisenmann (13) also scored well while combining for eight three-pointers. Kyle Lowry (29) and Isaac Greer (19) led Dougherty, which trailed by 12 points with 3:19 left and stormed within five before The Prep regrouped.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Rotation

Inter-Ac League

Penn Charter (10-0)
   The Quakers clinched their first outright title since 1986 with one game remaining as Rob Kurz paced a 62-43 win at Episcopal. He shot 9-for-13 (one trey) en route to 21 points and added 17 rebounds, three assists and four blocked shots. He also was the model of consistency: 10 points in the first half and 11 in the second; at least four rebounds in every quarter. Sean Singletary scored 11 points. Matt Ryan, Zack Zeglinski and sub Tony McDevitt added eight apiece. Mike Boles had six. In its finale, PC bested second-place Malvern, 65-61, behind Kurz (19) and Zeglinski to finish perfect in league play for the first time since 1972 (10-0 both times). The Quakers then won the Inter-Ac's first postseason showcase, besting Episcopal and GA.

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Rotation